I don't use cookies when I use sessions.. Saves hassles

Regards
        Chris Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erwin [mailto:erwin@;isiz.com] 
> Sent: Monday, 4 November 2002 6:50 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [PHP] Re: Session cookies
> 
> 
> > When the user logs in , i create a session with session varialbles, 
> > the session cookie is saved on clients computer.
> >
> > When i log off i say
> >
> > session_unset();
> > session_destroy();
> > setcookie(session_name());
> >
> > The session in the tmp is deleted , but the cookie is still 
> there , i 
> > know this because when i login , the same session id is 
> used ! Why is 
> > that ?
> 
> Because you use the same session to connect from client to 
> server. You don't close your browser, don't wait 20 minutes 
> (or something like that), so the webserver knows you are the 
> same. The session between the client and server is not yet gone.
> 
> It's also possible that you need to set your cookie in the 
> past. You're just setting a cookie with 
> setcookie(session_name()). If you want it destroyed, set it 
> some time ago, like setcookie(session_name(),-3600).
> 
> 
> > The session id changes when you close the browser , as the 
> default is 
> > 0.
> 
> Not because default is 0, but because there isn't any session yet.
> 
> HTH
> Erwin
> 
> 
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